Prepare for the next release candidate

Author: garydgregory

README.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Apache Commons Parent
 
 [![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/maven.yml)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.commons/commons-parent?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-parent)
-[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/85.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/85)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/86.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-parent/86)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent/badge)](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/apache/commons-parent)
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Alternatively, you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>85</version>
+  <version>86</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 

RELEASE-NOTES.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
+Apache Commons Parent 86 Release Notes
+--------------------------------------
+
+The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Parent 86.
+
+The Apache Commons Parent POM provides common settings for all Apache Commons components.
+
+This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.
+
+Fixed Bugs
+----------
+*                   Use -XX:+EnableDynamicAgentLoading on the argument line to avoid JVM warnings when tests use Mockito and ByteBuddy. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Fix spacing in Javadoc footer. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+Changes
+-------
+*                   Bump org.junit:junit-bom from 5.13.1 to 5.13.4. Fixes discovery issue for cycle in inner class hierarchy without @Nested fails build since JUnit 5.13 https://github.com/junit-team/junit-framework/issues/4661 for Commons Collections, #640. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+*                   Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.25.0 to 11.0.0 on Java 11 and up. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core from 7.14.0 to 7.16.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-java from 7.14.0 to 7.16.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-javascript from 7.14.0 to 7.16.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-jsp from 7.14.0 to 7.16.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-maven-plugin from 4.9.3.0 to 4.9.3.2. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs from 4.9.3 to 4.9.4. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump maven-pmd-plugin from 3.26.0 to 3.27.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.apache.commons:commons-build-plugin from 1.15.0 to 1.16.0. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.moditect:moditect-maven-plugin from 1.2.2.Final to 1.3.0.Final. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump commons.pmd-impl.version from 7.15.0 to 7.16.0 #641. Thanks to Gary Gregory, Dependabot.
+*                   Bump org.apache.commons:commons-release-plugin from 1.9.0 to 1.9.1. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+*                   Bump org.spdx:spdx-maven-plugin from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3. Thanks to Gary Gregory.
+
+
+Historical list of changes: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/changes.html
+
+For complete information on Apache Commons Parent, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
+patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Parent website:
+
+https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-parent/
+
+Enjoy!
+Apache Commons Team
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Apache Commons Parent 85 Release Notes
-------------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------
 
 The Apache Commons Parent team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Parent 85.
 

src/changes/changes.xml

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The <action> type attribute can be add,update,fix,remove.
     The changes report outputs actions in the order they appear in this file.
      -->
     <body>
-      <release version="86" date="YYYY-MM-DD" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
+      <release version="86" date="2025-08-15" description="This is a feature and maintenance release. Java 8 or later is required.">
         <!-- FIX -->
         <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Use -XX:+EnableDynamicAgentLoading on the argument line to avoid JVM warnings when tests use Mockito and ByteBuddy.</action>
         <action type="fix" dev="ggregory" due-to="Gary Gregory">Fix spacing in Javadoc footer.</action>